Winter (2023)
A cat lover, Jesus leaving the cross and Christmas carollers holding pitchforks are set against a snowy and icy scenery. ‘Zima’, a psychodelic journey to a small fishing village, collects as if in a lens the behaviour, customs and vices of the Polish provinces. In this small community, different views, the behaviour of people and animals and their mutual relations clash like ice floes on a lake. Maintained in the convention of magic realism, this animation is like a horror playing out to the accompaniment of barking dogs and a punk metal music score.
Director: Tomasz Popakul
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Nina Michnik as Anka (voice) |
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Anna Pyrka as Anka (voice) |
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Bartosz Bielenia as Łukasz (voice) |
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Stanisław Jaskułka as Gnarled Stick (voice) |
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Magdalena Zawadzka as Krystyna (voice) |
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Wojciech Wysocki as Old Coat (voice) |
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Mateusz Kmiecik as Mareczek (voice) |
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Marek Beylin as Neighbour 1 (voice) |
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Grzegorz Ryżyński as Neighbour 2 (voice) |
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Tymon Jankowski as Boy 1 (voice) |
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Janusz Komorowski as Boy 2 (voice) |
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Maciej Malec as Boy 3 (voice) |
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Maurycy Stankiewicz as Boy 4 (voice) |
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Mauri Sxnchez as Boy 5 (voice) |
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Bartosz Woch as Boy 6 (voice) |
| Visual Effects | Jakub Baniak | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Magdalena Basińska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Alicja Błaszczyńska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Magdalena Botor | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Agnieszka Czachor | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jagoda Czarnowska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Alicja Grotuz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Karolina Kajetanowicz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Olga Kłyszewicz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marcin Kotliński | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Adrianna Matwiejczuk | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katarzyna Melnyk | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Michalina Musialik | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Maria Nitek | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Michał Orzechowski | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marcin Podolec | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomasz Popakul | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomasz Popakul | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Weronika Szyma | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marcjanna Urbańska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Pola Lotta Włodarczyk | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Agata Mianowska-Zamarło | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Patrycja Ćmak | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Krzysztof Rakszawski | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Jacek Mazur | 3D Animator |
| Sound | Michał Fojcik | Sound Director |
| Sound | Barbara Kapica | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Tomasz Popakul | Editor |
| Production | Michał Benkes | Production Manager |
| Sound | Wojciech Iskierka | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michał Fojcik | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jan Rey | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Bartłomiej Magdoń | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Krzysztof Rakszawski | 3D Modeller |
| Visual Effects | Jacek Mazur | 3D Modeller |
| Visual Effects | Tomasz Popakul | 3D Modeller |
| Directing | Tomasz Popakul | Director |
| Writing | Tomasz Popakul | Writer |
| Production | Marcin Podolec | Producer |
| Production | Wiktoria Podolec | Producer |
| Directing | Kasumi Ozeki | Co-Director |